Configuration management utility
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- capturing a reference snapshot of a first plurality of configuration settings for a first server;
capturing a current snapshot of a second plurality of configuration settings for a second server; and
determining, using a processing device, differences between the first plurality of configuration settings in the reference snapshot with the second plurality of configuration settings in the current snapshot.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses and methods for managing the configuration settings of one or more servers within a business. The configuration management apparatuses and methods generally relate to creating a configuration schema; creating configuration items to assign to the configuration schema; assigning the configuration schema to one or more servers in the business; capturing a snapshot of the configuration settings for a server based on the configuration schema and assigning it to the configuration schema as the reference snapshot; capturing a current snapshot of the actual configuration settings for one or more servers; and comparing the reference snapshot with the current snapshot to determine the differences in the configuration settings. Embodiments of the present invention also allow a report to be generated that displays the differences between the reference snapshot and the current snapshot, such as the new settings, changed settings, and missing settings.
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48 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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capturing a reference snapshot of a first plurality of configuration settings for a first server; capturing a current snapshot of a second plurality of configuration settings for a second server; and determining, using a processing device, differences between the first plurality of configuration settings in the reference snapshot with the second plurality of configuration settings in the current snapshot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a memory device having computer readable program code store thereon; and a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device, wherein the processing device is configured to execute the computer readable program code for; capturing a reference snapshot of a first plurality of configuration settings for a first server; capturing a current snapshot of a second plurality of configuration settings for a second server; and determining differences between the first plurality of configuration settings in the reference snapshot with the second plurality of configuration settings in the current snapshot. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable program code portions embodied therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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an executable portion configured for capturing a reference snapshot of a first plurality of configuration settings for a first server; an executable portion configured for capturing a current snapshot of a second plurality of configuration settings for a second server; and an executable portion configured for determining differences between the first plurality of configuration settings in the reference snapshot with the second plurality of configuration settings in the current snapshot. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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